Aired 1935 – 1953
The Cavalcade of America featured events from American history, usually dramatizing the positive aspects of the nation’s past. Additionally, the show attempted to end criticism of its sponsor, the Du Pont Company. The corporation was viewed in a negative light because of profits made from producing gunpowder during World War I. Throughout the years, actors and actresses from Broadway and Hollywood were featured. Click here to read more about Cavalcade Of America, The
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Please enjoy these 747 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.24.1947 | abby opens the white house |
+ "Abigail Opens The White House". The story of Mrs. Adams, wife of the second President, and the ... | |
| 09.23.1952 | a womans way |
+ "A Woman's Way". The story of Catherine Faye of Marietta, Ohio, who founded the first orphanage ... | |
| 08.07.1944 | a walk in the sun |
+ Red net. "A Walk In The Sun". A classic war adventure about an American platoon on assignment...s... | |
| 02.14.1949 | a valentine for sophia |
+ "A Valentine For Sophia". Sponsored by: DuPont. The love story of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Sophia ... | |
| 05.11.1942 | a tooth for paul revere | ||
| 03.31.1953 | a time to grow |
+ "A Time To Grow". Sponsored by: DuPont. As Robert Livingstone helps young America make the Louisi... | |
| 05.22.1944 | a ship to remember |
+ Red net. "A Ship To Remember". The story of the building of the aircraft carrier "Hornet." Genera... | |
| 01.29.1945 | a race for lennie |
+ Red net. "A Race For Lennie". The story of Frederick Grant Banting and Charles H. Best, and their... | |
| 01.08.1952 | a prisoner named brown |
+ "A Prisoner Named Brown". Tom Osborne goes to prison in an effort to reform the penal system. | |
| 04.14.1941 | a passage to georgia |
+ Red net. "A Passage To Georgia". The story of James Oglethorpe, who started out to reform the Bri... | |
| 11.13.1951 | a new commandment |
+ Red net. "Doctor Franklin Goes To Court". The adventures of Ben Franklin in the salons of France,... | |
| 12.26.1950 | a mockingbird sang |
+ "A Mockingbird Sang (At Chickamagua)". The story of Civil War spy Lieutenant Beasley Nichol of t... | |
| 01.06.1953 | a medal for miss walker |
+ "A Medal For Miss Walker". A woman during the Civil War refuses to leave her patients and insist... | |
| 04.17.1944 | a mask for jefferson |
+ Red net. "A Mask For Jefferson". How Thomas Jefferson was nearly strangled by the plaster of a li... | |
| 06.09.1947 | a lady of distinction |
+ "A Lady Of Distinction". The story of M. Carey Thomas, who became the president of Bryn Mawr Col... | |
| 05.08.1951 | a duel with aunt rebecca |
+ "A Duel With Aunt Rebecca". The fascinating story of the time Abraham Lincoln almost fought a du... | |
| 12.27.1949 | a cup of coffee with lew |
+ "A Cup Of Coffee With Lew". The story of Lew Reese, who built the Scio Ohio Pottery Company from... | |
| 04.13.1942 | a continental uniform |
+ Red net. "A Continental Uniform". The story of Benedict Arnold and his treason. The broadcast ori... | |
| 12.20.1943 | a child is born | ||
| 12.21.1942 | a child is born |
+ Red net. "A Child Is Born". Sponsored by: DuPont. An original nativity play, well-written and perf... | |
| 01.27.1947 | a chance for jimmy |
+ NBC net, KDKA, Pittsburgh aircheck. "A Chance For Jimmy". Sponsored by: Du Pont. The story of medi... | |
| 10.01.1945 | 200000 flyers |
+ "Two Hundred Thousand Flyers". The story of the Army Air Forces and how it was made into a poten... |
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